TONY Brunetto had never heard of a surgical microscope before falling 2.5m while painting his house. But significant leg and elbow injuries means he now knows quite a lot about the benefit of its use. He has thrown...
Year: 2018
Busy elves wrap wrap wrapping
YOU might wonder what wrapping Christmas presents has to do with the latest technology surgical equipment. Wonder no longer, as this year funds donated at the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation’s annual...
Volunteers at work
Thank you to our hard working craft ladies, who were front and centre at the Christmas Craft Fair, recently. Mary Seles and Elsie Di Bella were among the hard-working crew who attended, helping people find that special...
Newsy bits
Thank you to the Cairns Sequence Dancers for their donation this week. This lovely group of Bob and Denise Thomas (left) with Glenda Williams and Roger Evans (right) were thrilled to hand over $500 cash to our fundraising...
Thanks for the support
IN NOVEMBER we were honoured to receive some funds through BACC FNQ, as a result of our community nominating us as their charity of choice. The $3003 we received will go towards our surgical microscope project. ...
Golfing good day with CBA
WE made an amazing $8929 from the Commonwealth Bank Golf day at Paradise Palms at the end of August. Funds raised on the day will go towards our surgical microscope project. Thank you everyone for your support. ...
Vollie Q&A
1. Name: Fay Jeffrey 2. Age: 76 3. Have you always lived in FNQ? If not, where did you come from and how long have you been here: I have been in Cairns since 1975, I came from Sydney. 4. Volunteer role:...
Our recent purchases
Our recent contributions to health care in Far North Queensland include: Purchased in the past six months Intensive care 1 x P-D 220 / Provi Dock 220 - $7000 Emergency Department M41-DatamedFT-46 12ld...
Investing in health staff
The FNQ community is investing in the education of one of its most valued resources – doctors, nurses and allied health clinicians. Through the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, $42,252 has been...
Innisfail Friends news
What an amazing Charity Golf Day in every aspect at the El Arish Country Golf Club in August. The day went without any drama so many compliments on the whole event. Thanks so much to the amazing volunteers for your hard work...
Hello sailors!
THE quote of the day belongs to one of the navy personnel from USS Green Bay, who visited Cairns Hospital in November. After visiting our beautiful OPERA Ward and taking part in the singing group, she said: “That’s...
Melbourne Cup frivolity
** $25,831 raised! ** Thank you so so much to everyone who supported the Melbourne Cup 2018 afternoon at Nu Nu Restaurant. Everyone (boys and girls included) really was pretty in pink and WE sure are thrilled with...
Big thanks to Smithfield
THANKS so much to everyone who came out and supported Smithfield Shopping Centre’s BIG Change for Small Change in August. A whopping $6031 was raised to help improve patient outcomes in our region. ...
Motors running for EEGs
A SPECTACULAR weekend of motorbikes, cars, fundraising and fun, resulted in $54, 000 raised to buy new EEG equipment at Cairns Hospital. Almost 50 participants ventured from Cairns to Undara Lava Tubes the weekend of...
Fixing hearts in FNQ
MORE than 240 hot, sweaty and exhilarated cyclists rode into Cooktown in September to thunderous applause, after fundraising to fix hearts in FNQ. The 12th annual Cardiac Challenge raised more than $262,000 after the...
Winner makes donation
RICHARD Shaw doesn’t have a motorbike license, but he still bought two tickets to win a new Harley-Davidson from one of his workmates. Muster participant Dan Rayner sold the tickets as part of his fundraising...
Radio campaign saves lives
WHEN most of us think of panda’s, we think of cute animals from China with distinctive black and white markings. When paediatric doctors and nurses think of them, they think of vital, life-saving equipment for those...
Bob’s a passionate fundraiser
BOB Ison looks like a big tough, scarey bikie dude. But underneath the leather jacket there’s a passionate fundraiser. Bob and his wife Peta are taking part in the 17th annual Wayne Leonard’s Motorcycle Muster...
Patient urges participation
EMILY Edward is a young lady very accepting of her epilepsy, but she is also very passionate about her doctors having the best equipment. The 16-year-old was diagnosed with the condition last year when she started having...
Cyclists share heartfelt passion
Twenty-three years separate them, but the similarities between avid long-distance cyclists Pete McNally and Jeremy Scott, are astounding. Mr McNally instigated the Cardiac Challenge 12 years ago because of his experiences...
Challenge with heart
The harsh bobbing beam of hundreds of cyclist lights will break through the darkness on their way out to Tjapukai Adventure Park early this Saturday. They will be about to start their journey on one of the Far North’s most...